How To Install istgt on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install istgt on Debian 12.
What is istgt
istgt is:
istgt is a iSCSI target for Unix-like operating systems (including those with Linux and kFreeBSD kernels) running as daemon process in user space.
It supports:
- Multipath I/O
- 64bit LBA for volumes over 2 TiB size
- Header/Data digest by CRC32C
- Mutual authentication with CHAP
- Multiple LUNs and ACLs for portals
- IPv6/IPv4 support
There are three methods to install istgt on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install istgt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install istgt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install istgt
Install istgt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install istgt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install istgt
Install istgt Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install istgt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install istgt
How To Uninstall istgt on Debian 12
To uninstall only the istgt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove istgt
Uninstall istgt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall istgt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove istgt
Remove istgt Configurations and Data
To remove istgt configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge istgt
Remove istgt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove istgt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge istgt
Dependencies
istgt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install istgt package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.